Chapter 1159 The decisive battle between Cao and Wei (8)
4364 (1667 AD), the evening of September 13th.
King Cao Li Dazhuang was having dinner. While he was eating, he looked at the battle plan reported by the general staff.
The war between Cao and Wei reached a stalemate, and the staff of the general staff were all trying to find ways to break the stalemate.
They thought of many battle plans, and after being screened by the Governor's Office, they were sent to the case of King Cao Li Dazhuang.
King Cao Li Dazhuang looked at dozens of battle plans and knew that the governor's office had not reached a consensus on the current situation.
Only in this way, the Metropolitan Governor's Office would send all possible successful combat plans to King Cao Li Dazhuang instead of sending the most sophisticated combat plans.
In addition to handling normal government affairs, King Cao Li Dazhuang spent most of his time paying attention to the war on the front line.
The victory or defeat of this war will determine the fate of Cao State.
The fate of Cao State can only be decided by King Cao Li Dazhuang.
But he has been separated from the frontline troops for a long time, and is not very familiar with current tactics and tactics.
He is not very familiar with tactical things.
Military operations are ever-changing and remain true to their origins, and King Cao Li Dazhuang's control over strategy has not deteriorated.
He looked at the plans sent by the Metropolitan Governor and felt that they had certain feasibility.
But there is no plan. Starting from strategy, it is only limited to how to defeat the enemy in front of you.
This will not have much effect on the current situation of Cao State.
Even if they can break through one Wei army's defense line, there will still be dozens of defense lines behind them.
The current problems cannot be solved by simply fighting a blind war.
A young eunuch ran in anxiously holding a telegram.
"Your Majesty, this is an urgent telegram from General Fu Hong."
King Cao Li Dazhuang heard that it was General Fu Hong who finally sent a telegram.
He immediately stood up, grabbed the telegram, and read its contents.
General Fu Hong took away three thousand elite soldiers. Even if the entire army was to be wiped out, his death would be worthwhile.
After General Fu Hong entered the rainforest, he did not send back the telegram as planned.
King Cao Li Dazhuang felt a little regretful. There were too many dangerous things in the rainforest.
Even the local indigenous tribes are extremely good at surviving in the rainforest.
They only live on the edge of the rain forest and dare not enter the depths of the rain forest.
No one can predict what unknown risks lie deep in the rainforest.
Venomous insects and beasts are only the smallest risk.
Once this army encounters miasma, it will be completely wiped out very quickly, and there will be no time to send back a telegram.
After Cao Wang Li Dazhuang read this telegram, he immediately laughed heartily.
"General Fu Hong is truly a blessed general for my king, and this is a blessing to the country of Cao.
It’s worth it, it’s really worth it.”
King Cao Li Dazhuang immediately picked up the phone and informed the governor, Kong Erniu, to lead officials from the governor's office to the palace immediately. He had something urgent to discuss.
When the Governor Kong Erniu received the call, he was discussing with the officials of the Governor's Office how to break through the Wei army's defense line.
He received a call summoned by King Cao Li Dazhuang.
Immediately put aside the discussion and led everyone to the palace.
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu leaned on the back of the car's seat and fell asleep directly.
He has been sleeping only four hours a day for more than a month, and he went without sleep for more than 20 hours before.
The fighting on the front lines is very tense, and those at the rear will not have an easy life either.
After the car entered the palace, someone gently woke up the Governor Kong Erniu.
After taking a short rest, Grand Governor Kong Erniu would not let his slightly groggy brain affect him.
He expected King Cao Li Dazhuang to summon him urgently. This should be the plan that King Cao Li Dazhuang had decided to use.
The Governor-General Kong Erniu had long wanted Cao Wang Li Dazhuang to finalize the battle plan.
Only after the plan is finalized can the Metropolitan Government mobilize the army.
The troops on the front line also know the specific battle plan of the imperial court. They know how to fight this battle, so they will devote all their energy to the war without any scruples.
Don't worry about whether the orders you give will be reprimanded by the court.
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu and others, led by the young eunuch, entered a brightly lit room.
Kong Erniu saw King Cao Li Dazhuang standing in front of the sand table. He kept holding small flags and placing flags on the sand table.
When the Grand Governor Kong Erniu saw King Cao Li Dazhuang doing this, he knew that King Cao Li Dazhuang had already decided what plan to use for the front line.
He walked to the sand table and saw an army in Wu'an Mansion behind Wei Yuanling Mansion, cutting off Wei's material supply line.
Cao's army in March Mansion concentrated its forces to attack the Wei army in Yuanling Mansion.
When Commander-in-Chief Kong Erniu saw the battle plan on the sand table, his brows immediately furrowed and beads of sweat appeared on his temples.
"Your Majesty, this battle plan is indeed an excellent battle plan.
But our army can't do it.
If our army can cut off the material supplies of the Wei army, even if it is only the material supplies of Wu'an Prefecture.
There will inevitably be big problems with the Wei army's supply of weapons and ammunition.
But it is impossible for us to fly over mountains as high as Yuanling Prefecture and send an army to Wu'an Prefecture.
The Wei army is really so weak that it can allow our army to do this.
Then our army has already captured Yuanling Mansion, and the troops on the front line will not enter a stalemate stage.
Instead, it has been unstoppable, hitting the main beam of Wei State directly."
King Cao Li Dazhuang looked at the way Governor Kong Erniu hurriedly explained. He smiled and handed over General Fu Hong's telegram.
"The most important thing has been done by someone."
After reading the telegram, Grand Governor Kong Erniu said with surprise: "General Fu Hong yawed well.
If he followed his previous plan, he could only contain some of the enemies and create panic in Wei.
Now it has directly cut off the main transportation artery of Wu'an Prefecture.
The results achieved by General Fu Hong's 3,000 men were greater than those achieved by 30,000 men.
The mixed railway and highway bridge has been blown up by General Fu Hong.
The pontoon can only be used by people and vehicles with small loads.
The floating bridge cannot be used to allow trains to pass.
It will inevitably greatly affect Wei's material transportation.
If the Wei army exposes this shortcoming, our army can directly use firepower to suppress the Wei army's shortcoming of insufficient firepower."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! King Cao Li Dazhuang nodded and said: "Yes, General Fu Hong's shocking explosion directly made the current situation clear.
General Fu Hong had no more load and carried explosive packs.
This time, the piers of the bridge were not completely blown away.
But with current technology, it would take Wei Guo at least a month to repair the bridge.
This month is our army's opportunity.
We must not let down the opportunity created by General Fu Hong."
Based on this new information, King Cao Li Dazhuang and officials from the Governor's Office began to discuss Cao Jun's next battle plan.
The Wei army's weakness of insufficient firepower was fully exposed.
Cao Jun must pursue Wei Jun's weak points and attack them in order to defeat Wei Jun in one fell swoop.
King Cao Li Dazhuang stayed up all night. He discussed the battle plan with the officials of the Dudu Mansion, striving to make every detail perfect and executable.
In the early morning, the battle plan was mature.
King Cao Li Dazhuang immediately asked people to send the prepared combat plan directly to the front line via telegram.
He looked at the Commander-in-Chief, Kong Erniu, and said, "We are relying solely on firepower to suppress this time, and the frontline needs to consume a lot of ammunition.
There must be no problems with ammunition transportation.
In addition to increasing the production capacity of domestic military factories, I will use the reserve silver coins of the treasury to purchase a batch of ammunition from the empire.
The empire has stockpiled a large amount of ammunition in the Sandalwood Islands, just waiting to be sold to countries like us.
It is much easier to buy ammunition from the empire than to produce it ourselves."
The Grand Governor Kong Erniu replied firmly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the Grand Governor's Office will definitely handle the ammunition transportation work.
I will personally supervise this matter and there will definitely be no mistakes."
Cao Guo made a battle plan, and the governor's office immediately took action.
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King Su Hu of Wei learned of the report that the railway bridge in Wu'an Prefecture was blown up, and a train had no time to brake and rushed directly into the river.
The railway has been shut down and the railway bridge is now being rebuilt.
King Su Hu of Wei slapped the table with his hands, and his palms turned red.
He couldn't believe this was true.
Looking at the minister who came to report, he asked excitedly: "Who destroyed the bridge? The bridge defended by the army was destroyed easily."
Grand Governor Lei Qianze said helplessly: "I have found the surviving soldiers, they were injured and jumped into the river to survive.
The injured soldiers said that the army attacking them should be Cao's elite army.
This army's tactical coordination is extremely tacit, and its shooting accuracy is also very high.
Three hundred meters away, the basic rifle hit the target.
An army with such abilities must be elite soldiers trained by Cao Jun for many years.
According to the grenade fragments and bullet casings left at the scene of our investigation, it can be determined that they used Cao's standard weapons.
The identity of the army that attacked the bridge has been revealed, and it is an elite member of the Cao Kingdom who infiltrated into our country through unknown methods."
Wei Wang Su Hu slammed the table again.
"Shame, this is simply a shame.
It was actually invaded by an enemy army, but we couldn't find any trace.
This army must be surrounded and suppressed, and they must not be allowed to continue wreaking havoc."
The Grand Governor Lei Qianze said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the Grand Governor's Office will do its best to encircle and suppress this army and will never let them continue to cause trouble in our country."
King Su Hu of Wei was just angry for a moment. This army was too hateful.
But he knew that the focus today was not the sudden infiltration of the army, but the bombed bridge.
"The bridge was blown up and the railway was impassable, which will inevitably affect the supply of frontline materials.
How does the Metropolitan Government solve this problem now?"
Governor Lei Qianze said helplessly: "The piers of the bridge have not been damaged. This is the only good news.
To quickly build this bridge, we can only build a simple railway bridge, which will be repaired in about a month.
When the bridge is cut off, the material supply on the front line will indeed be affected.
The Metropolitan Governor's Office has decided to rely on the railway in the direction of Jiyun Prefecture.
Many of the railways built by Jiyun Prefecture run through mountains and cannot go very fast.
The only way is to open more special trains so that the front line can rely on this railway to obtain most of the supplies.
The roads in Jiyun Prefecture are relatively winding, and most of them are dirt roads, but large trucks can still pass through.
The Metropolitan Government will also dispatch a large number of buses to transport supplies to the front line.
The Metropolitan Government will try its best to ensure that the ammunition supply can maintain the previous level."
When King Su Hu of Wei heard this explanation, his expression calmed down a little.
If it does not affect the supply of materials to the front line, there will be no major problems.
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September 14, 4364 (1667 AD).
At Cao Guo's camp in Shanyue Prefecture, the three commanders and many staff officers sat together. They looked at the battle plan sent from the capital.
Commander Yu Xingchen said excitedly: "General Fu Hong is really good. If it were me, it would be difficult to complete this task.
The material supply of the Wei army was affected, but our country's material supply was not affected at all.
The telegram sent by King Cao has informed us that there is no need to save weapons and ammunition. Whatever is lacking on the front line will be shipped to us soon from the rear.
What do we need to do next? That's pretty clear.
Now we will use huge weapons and ammunition to directly crush the Wei army to death."
Commander Liu Ziqian said cheerfully: "Next is the time for our artillery to shine.
King Cao made it clear in his telegram that the ammunition consumption would be enough for this month.
Artillerymen can finally experience the feeling of bombarding the enemy indiscriminately."
The three of them finished reading the battle plan sent by the court.
This combat plan is simple and easy to understand. Cao Jun used fire suppression method.
Continuously consume the Wei army's ammunition. When the Wei army's ammunition is exhausted, that will be the moment for Cao's army to shine.
General Mi Youbei smiled from ear to ear when he saw Yu Xingchen and Liu Ziqian.
He said enviously: "This stage of war will be a battlefield that artillery and infantry dream of.
Yuanling Prefecture is mountainous, when will we wait for a scene suitable for mechanized troops to perform?"
Yu Xingchen said with a smile: "General Mi, don't worry, wait until we break through the puppet army's defense line.
Mechanized units such as tanks will definitely have opportunities to perform.
General Mi won't be able to go to the battlefield for a while.
Such a huge amount of supplies needs to be consumed, and General Hu Wen'en is simply too busy. Let General Mi cooperate."
General Mi Youbei nodded, what they said was indeed true.
Fighting in such mountainous areas with fortifications is not the strength of mechanized troops.
They have specialized skills, and what their mechanized troops cannot do is exactly what other armies are good at.
At the Cao State Camp, the brief meeting was over.
When Liu Ziqian returned to the camp, he immediately issued an order for the artillery to attack the Wei army's position.
There is no need to save ammunition this time, focusing on fire coverage.
There is no need to select high-value targets. As long as they are targets of the Wei army, they will all be covered with firepower.
The major artillery regiments have never fought such a rich battle.
Cao's army started with artillery and launched a more fierce confrontation against Wei's army.
When Liu Ziqian saw him ordering artillery action, the artillerymen of the Wei army on the opposite side were not to be outdone and immediately launched a counterattack against them.
Yu Xingchen looked at Liu Ziqian's busy look and said with a smile: "General Liu, don't be too anxious.
It was not that easy to fight the Wei army at the beginning. The Wei army still had a large amount of weapons and ammunition stored in its warehouse.
When they run out of weapons and ammunition, this will be our army's chance to show off.
I don’t know how much weapons and ammunition the Wei army has stored, but I hope it stores less, which will be more conducive to our operations."
Liu Ziqian nodded in approval, and continued to let the artillery launch a blanket bombing of the Wei army camp.